Ikan Bakar: The Indonesian Grilled Fish Tradition
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Ikan bakar — "burned fish" — is the Indonesian whole-fish grilling tradition. Given that Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands, fish is the most abundant and most consumed protein across the archipelago, and grilling is the most ancient cooking method. Ikan bakar combines the two in a preparation that spans every island and every culture.
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—Thai pla pao (whole fish grilled in salt crust — different technique, same whole-fish grilling philosophy), Portuguese sardinha assada (charcoal-grilled whole sardines — same simplicity, different acc
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